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An EMPTY Restauant & Cellar Door So after some days of deliberation between Dean, Jack and myself, and some input from friends we have come to the obvious conclusion – and our Restaurant & Cellar Doo...

We have bitten the bullet, financially, yet again and made room to increase our plantings.

Our ducks enjoy their first Central Otago Harvest Moon. 

At last -  the Chenin Blanc we have been trying to make since we planted the vines in 2008.

The over 50's pick 4 tonne in four hours!

Queensberry Gardens Wines -  Chenin Blanc 2018   Elegant and restrained, the delicately expressed bouquet shows lemon peel, nectarine, rockmelon and subtle flinty notes.

Lazy Dog "Blown Away" Gewürztraminer 2018  Already enjoyable, the attractive 2018 vintage  was estate-grown at Queensberry - midway between Cromwell and Wanaka.

I'm not making wine again this year without a concrete pad...and yes a roof would be good!

Welcome to the new recruits....Grand puppies!

Our Friends in Germany have done us proud. A second hand press in excellent condition had been found. A new bladder has been fitted and she is due to arrive in time for Christmas.

"To frost fight:...or "not to frost fight".......this is the question

Friends retired after 25 years of restaurant operation in February 2018 and released to us the refrigeration units we needed to start a small winery on-site. We purchased barrels and Dean made the VCR tanks ...